House of Iturbide

The House of Iturbide (Spanish: Casa de Iturbide) is a former Imperial House of Mexico. It was founded by the Sovereign Mexican Constituent Congress on 22 June 1822 when the newly independent Mexican congress confirmed Agustín I's title of Constitutional Emperor of Mexico. He was baptized with the names of Saints Augustine, Cosmas, and Damian at the cathedral there. The last name Iturbide was originally from the Basque Country, Spain, this currently imperial house has an origin in the nobility called "hidalguía", which is the untitled nobility very similar to the baronet in the British nobility system. Agustín abdicated on May 19, 1823 and lived in exile with the prohibition on returning to Mexico. Despite that ban, he returned, was captured and executed by a congressional death decree, without trial and without the opportunity for a defense. In September 19, 1865, two grandchildren of Emperor Agustín were adopted by Maximilian I of Mexico (1864–1867), Agustin and Salvador de Iturbide, who had no biological children, and granted some status in the ephemeral Second Mexican Empire.